Anterior mediastinal paraganglioma: a case for preoperative embolization.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
World journal of surgical oncology [electronic resource]
Abstract
Background: Paraganglioma is a rare but highly vascular tumor of the anterior mediastinum. Surgical resection is a challenge owing to the close proximity to vital structures including the heart, trachea and great vessels. Preoperative embolization has been reported once to facilitate surgical treatment.
Case presentation: We report a case of anterior mediastinal paraganglioma that was embolized preoperatively, and was resected without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass and without major bleeding complications.
Conclusion: We make a case to further the role of preoperative embolization in the treatment of mediastinal paragangliomas.
First Page
134
Last Page
134
DOI
10.1186/1477-7819-10-134
Publication Date
7-3-2012
Recommended Citation
Shakir M, Blossom G, Lippert J. Anterior mediastinal paraganglioma: a case for preoperative embolization. World J Surg Oncol. 2012 Jul 3;10:134. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-134. PMID: 22759641; PMCID: PMC3488520.